Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Since the American car companies are not doing well because of the Zhengce, why don't they go to the Hanxia car companies? And now Hanxia's industry, especially the car manufacturing industry, to be honest, is actually not that far behind the United States and the West.

Even in the past two years, the rise of domestically produced cars has begun to force some old car companies to tighten their belts.

Their industrial base is not inferior to anyone else.

So why not just consider Hanxia Auto?

As soon as Xia Yuan thought about it, he felt that it was very feasible.

Because as my senior classmate said, he is from Hanxia and has roots in Hanxia. He is also Hanxia's national-level director. So once he puts forward a demand, it is estimated that many car companies will be willing to cooperate with him.

After Tang Ying finished speaking, her big eyes seemed to sparkle, as if she was expecting something.

I’m just about to say it directly: Praise me now, praise me now!

"Yes, you are indeed the smartest, most beautiful and most sensible senior sister in the world. Your suggestion has really enlightened me!" Xia Yuan was also very understanding and praised her very sensibly.

"Of course. Don't you see who I am? When have I ever given bad advice? But we should be low-key in our conduct and work. Don't say such things in the future!" Mou Ying snorted coldly, crossed her arms across her chest, and the corners of her mouth curled up even harder than that of AK.

"Okay." Xia Yuan couldn't help laughing.

Next, Xia Yuan continued to chat with his family for a while and then hung up the video call.

Looking at my happy family and my senior sister’s increasingly pregnant belly, I realize that life is still full of hope.

The next day.

Xia Yuan directly contacted several domestic automobile giants.

Domestic car companies now have branches in America, so if you want to discuss cooperation with them, you don’t necessarily have to go back to China.

His first stop was BYD.

This was also a choice he made after careful consideration, because one of the models he wanted to make was a sports car. Among the domestic car companies that have sports car businesses, BYD is definitely the most popular one in the past two years. Regardless of other factors, its Yangwang brand has already made a lot of money and attracted a lot of attention.

But there is one thing to worry about. BYD’s current main sports car models are basically electric.

But the Bumblebee in Transformers is not a tram.

It is better to use a gasoline car if you can. Although electric cars have been in a stage of rapid development in recent years and the technology has been improving rapidly, it is better not to use electric cars for supercars like Bumblebee, both in terms of stability and sentiment.

After all, the car that the silicon-based life robot transformed into in a top-notch blockbuster movie turned out to be an electric car, which somehow gave off a weird feeling.

It’s not that electric cars are bad, but for sports cars, the roar of the sound and the romance of the internal combustion engine can better highlight the sense of dramatic tension and resonate more with the audience.

So if he wanted to negotiate a deal for a fuel sports car, he didn't know if he could get it.

So he flew to BYD's American branch in New York early the next morning.

After stating his purpose, Xia Yuan was immediately treated in a completely different way from the American auto company.

In general, Xia Yuan still underestimated his popularity and reputation in China. As soon as he arrived at the BYD branch, he was warmly welcomed and personally received by the president of the US region. "Teacher Xia Yuan, some rough tea is not a respect, but I don't know why you came here this time?"

"Is such that."

Facing the president of the US region, Xia Yuan did not hide anything, but expressed his needs and ideas.

After Xia Yuan proposed his idea, the other party fell silent for a while: "Are you really not considering a pure electric sports car? Perhaps the Yangwang series can also play this role?"

"No way." Xia Yuan shook his head. "For the character of Bumblebee, I already have the design drawings. I have everything including the appearance and parameters. So we must develop a brand new model."

"To be honest, we are in a bit of a difficult situation." The president frowned, but soon smiled and said, "But I personally think this is a rare opportunity to make our name known worldwide. And as you said, this model doesn't necessarily need to be put on the shelves for sale. It can be used as a special model for film and television."

Just as the president said, with their current technology, fuel-powered supercars are actually not their area of ​​expertise.

Of course, this doesn't mean that a fuel-powered supercar can't be made, nor does it mean that they don't have the technology. There is no such thing as the so-called "crown jewel of industry".

In essence, it's just that their main focus is different, that's all. It's like asking Taigang to make ballpoint pen tips and nib steels, which is really too difficult.

After all, they don’t even have this production line!

But if we really want to make it, it is actually not impossible. For example, back then, everyone was saying that they were a huge country like Hanxia, ​​and they tried their best to make a tiny ballpoint pen bead, but they just couldn't.

This incident has been dug up and discussed by countless public intellectuals and overseas troll organizations for more than a decade, with all kinds of ridicule.

In the end, the higher-ups couldn't stand it anymore, so they asked a group of steel mills to draw lots to build this thing, and Taigang was the one that was chosen.

Then, TISCO selected the smallest abandoned furnace and built a production line on site.
They refined a furnace of small steel beads, which directly exploded the market demand. At that time, the global nib steel and nib bead industry suffered a devastating blow, and three of the world's top nib steel and nib bead companies went bankrupt. Until now, the beads in that furnace have not been sold out. The entire industry was ruined by this furnace of beads.

From then on, no one dared to force Han Xia to say things like "he couldn't make up XXX".

So, the same is true for them now.

It's not that they can't make it, but their technical field is not in this area! In addition, domestic car companies are actually more inclined to practicality, because everyone knows that the demand for supercars in China is actually very small.

It’s not that there are few people who can afford it, but that the consumption concepts in China and the United States and the West are fundamentally different.

Hanxia is a money-saving society, and people still prefer to spend their wages.

However, America is a credit consumption society. People here have no concept of saving money and like to consume ahead of time, so the demand for sports cars is much higher. Many young people, even if they are extremely poor, will max out their credit cards and spend all their money to buy a sports car, just to look more impressive when driving it out.

This is unimaginable in Hanxia.

In particular, Hanxia car companies need to consider the market and people's needs more and tend to produce more practical models.

As for sports cars, to put it bluntly, they are more about hype than economic benefits.

Do we really have to research the technology from scratch and develop a sports car production line just to make a movie?
This is obviously unrealistic. If nothing else, the market is very uncertain. (End of this chapter)